Grande will be presented the award 13th annual Women in Music gala in New York on Dec. 6. Previous honourees include Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and Selena Gomez.

“Ariana Grande is a star on her own terms, never bending to any particular musical trend or path in the industry,” said Ross Scarano, Billboard’s VP of content. “Certain in her convictions, she consistently stands up for herself and her decisions in a world that often isn’t hospitable to that sort of strength in young women. She’s got guts, she’s making some of the best music of her career, and she’s absolutely deserving of Woman of the Year.”

The big award comes as Grande’s surprise single “Thank U, Next” has been making waves on the charts.

The song, which was streamed more than nine million times on Apple Music in its first 24 hours after release on Saturday night, has become the first on the streaming service ever to hit No. 1 on the Global, U.S. and Canada Top 100 charts simultaneously.